Clinical Trial: The Efficacy of Systemic Valacyclovir (Valtrex) on Periodontitis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Severe Periodontitis
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: The Efficacy of Systemic Valacyclovir (Valtrex) to Arrest Further Progression of Severe Periodontitis
Brief Summary:
The experiment outlined in this proposal is designed to test the hypothesis that herpesvirus suppression by the systemic anti-herpesvirus valacyclovir (Valtrex) can significantly help to arrest the progressive course of severe marginal periodontitis in adult patients.A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, clinical trial is employed to test this hypothesis.
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